ICD-10-CM Code A06
Amebiasis
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code A06 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of A06 that describes the diagnosis 'amebiasis' in more detail.
- A06 Amebiasis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE A06.0 Acute amebic dysentery
- BILLABLE A06.1 Chronic intestinal amebiasis
- BILLABLE A06.2 Amebic nondysenteric colitis
- BILLABLE A06.3 Ameboma of intestine
- BILLABLE A06.4 Amebic liver abscess
- BILLABLE A06.5 Amebic lung abscess
- BILLABLE A06.6 Amebic brain abscess
- BILLABLE A06.7 Cutaneous amebiasis
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- A06.81 Amebic cystitis BILLABLE
- A06.82 Other amebic genitourinary infections BILLABLE
- A06.89 Other amebic infections BILLABLE
- BILLABLE A06.9 Amebiasis, unspecified
The ICD code A06 is used to code Amoebiasis
Amoebiasis, also known as amebiasis or entamoebiasis, is an infection caused by any of the amoebas of the Entamoeba group. Symptoms are most common upon infection by Entamoeba histolytica. Amoebiasis can present with no, mild, or severe symptoms. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, mild diarrhoea, bloody diarrhea or severe colitis with tissue death and perforation. This last complication may cause peritonitis. People affected may develop anemia due to loss of blood.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease |
| MeSH Codes: | D000562, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 6, 5, 8, 9, 555, 556, 557, 558 |
Coding Notes for A06 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Infection due to Entamoeba histolytica
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Other protozoal intestinal diseases - instead, use code A07.-
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Acanthamebiasis - instead, use code B60.1-
- Naegleriasis - instead, use code B60.2
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'A06 - Amebiasis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code A06. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.